A Napier City Council ban on fires in public areas including beaches, parks and reserves did not stop members of the public lighting bonfires at Marine Parade, Napier on Saturday.
Fire and emergency crews attended 10 fires in total in relation to rubbish and bonfires, with more than half of those on Marine Pde.
In several instances, driftwood and logs had been set alight, a fire and emergency services spokesman said.
Logs and driftwood left burning on Marine Pde, a rubbish fire in a paddock, a backyard rubbish fire, a small rubbish fire under a bridge were some of the incidents attended by fire and emergency services from Napier and Hastings.
In all cases the fire was extinguished quickly or left to burn and no injuries were reported.